By Akyereko Frimpong MansonFollow Akyereko on Twitter: @ AkyerekOfficialGerman Bundesliga side Schalke 04 have received a massive injury boost as Ghana international midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has returned to training.

Boateng, 27, trained alongside Klaas-Huntelaar and the rest of the Royal Blues squad at th Aspire training grounds in Qatar.

Schalke are in the Arabian Peninsula preparing for the second round of the Bundeslia and Boateng rejoined his colleagues at training after sitting out since November.

The former AC Milan star has not played for Schalke since playing part of their 5-0 humiliation against Chelsea in the Uefa Champions League in late November.

Boateng has not been in the good of forms this season as he has played just 7 Bundesliga games, due to injury complications and loss of form.